The book, Origin, by Dan Brown contains the most erudite and articulate case against religion that ...

Athena comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Sounds intriguing! Solid arguments against religion have the most impact on those who are not religious. That's because they require logic, reason and critical thinking. For the religious person, these applications are only for things not having to do with their God.

fishline79 replies on Mar 14, 2019:

Sadly, it's easier to assign those applications to "faith". It requires a lot less observing, reading and just plain thinking!

The book, Origin, by Dan Brown contains the most erudite and articulate case against religion that ...

Athena comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Sounds intriguing! Solid arguments against religion have the most impact on those who are not religious. That's because they require logic, reason and critical thinking. For the religious person, these applications are only for things not having to do with their God.

fishline79 replies on Mar 14, 2019:

In the book, the scientist who expounds on the theorem is murdered by Opus Dei or some such cult before he can reveal it to the public (of course!)

Caterpillar close-up. The spikes looked dangerous.

flower_nut comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Very nice! I hope to get some good close-ups this year. This photo shows how close I can get with my iPhone 7. I hope to get closer with a couple of different cameras a Panasonic DMC-ZS45 and a Nikon p900. It's a whole new world down there!:)

fishline79 replies on Mar 10, 2019:

Any proper camera can get this close but I am amazed the I Phone can too!

Staying inside on these cold days and occupying my time making digi-pix.

BeeHappy comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Love the colors! More please!

fishline79 replies on Jan 21, 2019:

Be my guest!

Staying inside on these cold days and occupying my time making digi-pix.

Coffeo comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Lovely! You need to stay in more. :)

fishline79 replies on Jan 21, 2019:

I'd really rather be out riding my bicycle but the temperature is 10 deg. F! But I'm kind of a traditionalist but I'm enjoying this.

Staying inside on these cold days and occupying my time making digi-pix.

MissKathleen comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Looks like YOU have been having fun.

fishline79 replies on Jan 21, 2019:

It is fun!

Staying inside on these cold days and occupying my time making digi-pix.

ronin73 comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Nice. What software is this?

fishline79 replies on Jan 21, 2019:

NCS Photo Pad Image Editor. Cheap, but not that good, but whatever I use I enjoy exploring possibilities. These are all expansions of artworks I have produced or photos I have taken so I feel I can justify calling them originals.

These are technically multi media works of art but the final step is digital photographic.

JrhQ12 comments on Jan 20, 2019:

One reminds me a little of the abstract remains of fine ground coffee (more like mud), after swirling in my cup.

fishline79 replies on Jan 21, 2019:

I love it!

These are technically multi media works of art but the final step is digital photographic.

RichieO comments on Jan 17, 2019:

If the final work is digital media does it reduce the value by being easily copied and stolen?

fishline79 replies on Jan 17, 2019:

I'm sure it does, but I have never had any success selling my artworks, so I don't much care!

[youtu.be] A repeat post but I think it's worth repeating

Triphid comments on Jan 6, 2019:

IMHO there are NO such things as Christians in the Christian sense of Christianity.

fishline79 replies on Jan 8, 2019:

http://churchandstate.org.uk/wordpressRM/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/evangelicals-taliban-mar-17.jpg

[youtu.be] A repeat post but I think it's worth repeating

Triphid comments on Jan 6, 2019:

IMHO there are NO such things as Christians in the Christian sense of Christianity.

fishline79 replies on Jan 7, 2019:

I was raised a "Christian" and took one tenet out of all the bullshit, the "Golden Rule" If all of these people calling themselves "Christians" would do that, there would be no need for churches, or preachers or TV evangalists asking for money.

I'm dying laughing here.

alliwant comments on Jan 5, 2019:

That's gonna leave a mark!

fishline79 replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I totally agree, but that will probably kill her newly elected stature. Unfortunately, to get anything accomplished, start by playing the game their way!

Some favorites from one of my favorite places, the Phila. Museum of Art. Do you recognize any?

Zster comments on Dec 30, 2018:

I recognized Duchamps right away, as well as Picasso and Letrec (sp?). The quad set are someone I should know, but cannot place. You are lucky to get to see originals!

fishline79 replies on Jan 1, 2019:

I agree. It's a wonderful museum. When I was an art student in Philly, I spent lots of time there, and fifty years hence I return yearly. (100 miles away isn't too bad)

Some favorites from one of my favorite places, the Phila. Museum of Art. Do you recognize any?

John_Tyrrell comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Sorry - but brought back a memory...

fishline79 replies on Dec 30, 2018:

OMG! Where did you find that? I'm sure few people understood that one.

Some favorites from one of my favorite places, the Phila. Museum of Art. Do you recognize any?

Tomfoolery33 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

The first one is a Picasso, I believe it's called Three Musicians. I've see the third one before, but I can't remember who it's by, and the last one is a Van Gogh.

fishline79 replies on Dec 30, 2018:

The third is the Duchamp mentioned by "seaspot" I picked the funny little dog by Lautrec because I have a Papillon. The first is 'Three Musicians" of course, and the Van Gough is called "Rain". I had never seen that one there before. That bizarre seated cubist figure is Joan Gris (also a Catalan like Picasso).

Some favorites from one of my favorite places, the Phila. Museum of Art. Do you recognize any?

seaspot_run comments on Dec 30, 2018:

I love that museum and used to go quite frequently when I lived outside Philly. Nude Descending a Staircase is one of my absolute faves.

fishline79 replies on Dec 30, 2018:

And mine! Did you read the comment? I got a poster of it at the store. I think I could call it my favorite painting.

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

273kelvin comments on Dec 11, 2018:

How on earth did a philly guy come across Jake?

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@273kelvin Takes a genius to know a genius!

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

CourreurDeBois comments on Dec 11, 2018:

video unavailable

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

Which video?

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

azzow2 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Video unavailable

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

Which video are you referring to?

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

azzow2 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Video unavailable

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

https://youtu.be/tcxyd9Ztkiw

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

273kelvin comments on Dec 11, 2018:

I do a mean version of it myself

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

I'd like to see it, too but I doubt I'll get to England for an open mike soon! Here's to Jake!

[youtu.be] As Jake would say when introducing this song, "This next song is dirty".

273kelvin comments on Dec 11, 2018:

How on earth did a philly guy come across Jake?

fishline79 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

I've been a big fan of Jake for about 20 years. I live in Spain part time and have lived in England and Holland, but a friend from Birmingham introduced me to Jake. I consider him to be the best British lyricist since Sir William Gilbert. I have a very good friend from Yorkshire and although educated at Oxford and taught school in London, never heard of him. I'm also a big Gilbert and Sullivan fan, and as a songwriter, myself, am very fond of well-composed lyrics. I don't mind a good tune, either! Check out my website davidfishel.net. I am known better in UK than in US since I worked through the 80s regularly in Menorca for mostly British tourists.

New song

Carin comments on Dec 9, 2018:

It isn't showing up.

fishline79 replies on Dec 11, 2018:

https://youtu.be/xb3rCwwlNMw

New song

48thRonin comments on Dec 9, 2018:

?New song, new song, it’s much better than the old song ? “ Ok everybody sing it with me “ ? New song, new song, it’s much better than the old song ?

fishline79 replies on Dec 11, 2018:

???

Boys will be.......hmmmmm....men !

fishline79 comments on Nov 19, 2018:

If anybody is offended by this they should not go to Europe for holidays! Visit me in Menorca. We have many beautiful (clothing optional) beaches, but they're not about sex. They're about freedom. See davidfishel.net/menorcanhouse

fishline79 replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@VAL3941 ??

Boys will be.......hmmmmm....men !

fishline79 comments on Nov 19, 2018:

If anybody is offended by this they should not go to Europe for holidays! Visit me in Menorca. We have many beautiful (clothing optional) beaches, but they're not about sex. They're about freedom. See davidfishel.net/menorcanhouse

fishline79 replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@Gurahl Well, if you are repulsed, don't visit Menorca, one of UK's favorite holiday spots.

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pixiedust comments on Nov 19, 2018:

Excellent chorus!

fishline79 replies on Nov 19, 2018:

The whole point of the song.

Boys will be.......hmmmmm....men !

fishline79 comments on Nov 19, 2018:

If anybody is offended by this they should not go to Europe for holidays! Visit me in Menorca. We have many beautiful (clothing optional) beaches, but they're not about sex. They're about freedom. See davidfishel.net/menorcanhouse

fishline79 replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@VAL3941 Religion!

Boys will be.......hmmmmm....men !

fishline79 comments on Nov 19, 2018:

If anybody is offended by this they should not go to Europe for holidays! Visit me in Menorca. We have many beautiful (clothing optional) beaches, but they're not about sex. They're about freedom. See davidfishel.net/menorcanhouse

fishline79 replies on Nov 19, 2018:

@VAL3941 You must never have lived in "America".

Some still lives. (and one abstract)

jasen comments on Nov 14, 2018:

Nice enough collection of folky instruments.....

fishline79 replies on Nov 15, 2018:

There were more where they came from.

Some still lives. (and one abstract)

Sticks48 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

The last one looks like a painting.

fishline79 replies on Nov 15, 2018:

I thought so, too. I wish it were.

He's not huge, but he sure is pretty.

creative51 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Good shots! I have a number of deer which regularly visit my yard as I am right next to the forest. But I rarely see bucks as most are does or fawns. Lived here 17 years and see the deer all the time every year. I am thinking I have only seen maybe 3 or 4 bucks in all that time.

fishline79 replies on Nov 12, 2018:

My friend has them every day, too, in his orchard in PA. He also has as many as 20 wild turkeys! Dillsburg. No deer or turkeys in the picture.

Not about the photos but the craft work! Hershey, PA. The man was busy!

DotLewis comments on Nov 11, 2018:

That takes serious skill and PATIENCE! I've carved a short chain, a few balls in cages and a bird inside a cage from a wooden egg but compared to these they would be like a crayon drawing vs a Picasso. I never developed skills at this type carving as I just didn't have the patience needed for it....

fishline79 replies on Nov 12, 2018:

Yes, I thought so. That's why they're in a museum!

Not about the photos but the craft work! Hershey, PA. The man was busy!

Genna comments on Nov 11, 2018:

Incredible. the time he must have spent!

fishline79 replies on Nov 12, 2018:

I guess he was retired!

Why the hammer and sickle should be treated like the swastika [fee.org]

fishline79 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They weren't Communist. They were "Soviet Socialists", a Totalitarian regime. As I have said before Hitler used "Socialism" in the name for his party too. He didn't fool anybody but his followers, and a lot of people in this country like Lindbergh and Ford etc. They are two sides of the same coin. ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 10, 2018:

@Keith_J I'm signing off. I'm tired of this shit. Go play with your guns,

Why the hammer and sickle should be treated like the swastika [fee.org]

fishline79 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They weren't Communist. They were "Soviet Socialists", a Totalitarian regime. As I have said before Hitler used "Socialism" in the name for his party too. He didn't fool anybody but his followers, and a lot of people in this country like Lindbergh and Ford etc. They are two sides of the same coin. ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 9, 2018:

@Keith_J I'm not arguing whether these things exist or are functional or easy to emulate or available or effective or beloved by all or any gun lovers. I am just observing that the NRA favors these things and I see that as anti-social, reactionary and unnecessarily aggressive. And I think I know more about my opinion than you do, thank you very much. You sound like Donald Trump. If you don't agree with me you are wrong. You have said nothing about my main argument, an example of which we just saw again this week. Statistics bear out the veracity of my observation and nothing you can say will change that truth! BTW, how many kids have been killed this year by their fathers'e unloaded guns?

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Wurlitzer comments on Nov 8, 2018:

I agree that the police forces were historically stocked full of racists by design and have been over militarized with hand me down equipment from the armed forces, but the hair has little to do with it. Anyone in a combative profession or any sort of fighter has super short cut hair because its a ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 9, 2018:

Nice try but I don't buy it. Did you ever see photos of Hitler Youth, SS and Gestapo? ". Short back and sides. This was required of Nazis. In fact, extreme right wing groups everywhere sport similar styles, either totally bald or bald on sides. It's a political statement. You will never convince me otherwise. Perhaps your explanation would apply to Pro "wrestlers"(hair could be a problem) and , of course police are right-wing by nature. The obvious exception would be some 'Bikers", who are rightists but only about half are skinheads. The long hair is a throwback to the sixties, and perhaps a reaction to not being permitted long hair in Viet Nam.

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Ostopal comments on Nov 5, 2018:

'REUBUBLICAN' ??

fishline79 replies on Nov 5, 2018:

What I meant to type was REPUBLICAN. Please excuse my clumsy fingers. It doesn't change my message.

Why the hammer and sickle should be treated like the swastika [fee.org]

fishline79 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They weren't Communist. They were "Soviet Socialists", a Totalitarian regime. As I have said before Hitler used "Socialism" in the name for his party too. He didn't fool anybody but his followers, and a lot of people in this country like Lindbergh and Ford etc. They are two sides of the same coin. ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 5, 2018:

@Keith_J I'm in good company, then. Any group who fights for Bump Stocks (kill more people faster) Silencers (police have a hard time locating the killer in the hotel window: more kills before detection), full automatic (kill more people), Exploding and hollow-point and flack-jacket piercing bullets (Really necessary?), plastic guns (great for terrorists!) No background checks at shows etc. etc., is a group no civilized society needs. I think I know enough about them to make that statement. You know all of the anti-gun arguments and if you compare stats correlating gun violence between the have and have not countries, you will see. I know what your argument is, too. "If you take our guns away we can't defend ourselves against the government." I have lived in Europe for many years and am here to tell you that limited gun-control works. (and where I live, in Spain, there are many hunters).

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Bobbyzen comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Now we have Erik Prince, Betsy Devis’ husband, advocating to privatize our endless war in Afghanistan. He also runs Tiger Swan, a private security company that contracts and colludes with government and industry to infiltrate organizers protesting against pipelines in the US.

fishline79 replies on Nov 5, 2018:

@Bobbyzen They date from the Bushes. I believe Chaney was the CEO of Halliburton for a time.

[nyti.

Keith_J comments on Nov 5, 2018:

So you think cops are Nazis, but you also want them to be the only ones with the guns?

fishline79 replies on Nov 5, 2018:

I'll concede that you have a point there. I'll give you that one, but I never said that they should be the only ones with the guns. But they can't even keep their tazers in their pants! Cops never used to have an itchy trigger finger. We are in a new era, and yes, I do compare them to "Storm Troopers" and 'Gestapo". They are emboldened by groups like NRA and the (new) Republican Party who have their birthplace in the South.They used to call them "Dixicrats" before they changed their party and migrated to Washington.

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Bobbyzen comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Now we have Erik Prince, Betsy Devis’ husband, advocating to privatize our endless war in Afghanistan. He also runs Tiger Swan, a private security company that contracts and colludes with government and industry to infiltrate organizers protesting against pipelines in the US.

fishline79 replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Yikes. They are so emboldened by Trump and his "GOP" enablers that the cockroaches are coming out of the woodwork; like Blackwater et. al. Probably the tip of the proverbial iceburg.

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pixiedust comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Good parody. Nice use of the word 'obliterate'.

fishline79 replies on Nov 4, 2018:

I originally wrote "alienate" but changed it when I recorded it. It seems more appropriate.

Why the hammer and sickle should be treated like the swastika [fee.org]

fishline79 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They weren't Communist. They were "Soviet Socialists", a Totalitarian regime. As I have said before Hitler used "Socialism" in the name for his party too. He didn't fool anybody but his followers, and a lot of people in this country like Lindbergh and Ford etc. They are two sides of the same coin. ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@Keith_J Sorry, If I have to have guns to protect myself from violence and tyranny I'd rather just use them to shoot myself. That's not the kind of world I want! I'm 71 years old and I've been watching this country turn into what I was protesting in the sixties more every say. In those days "skinhead" meant White Nationalist, Neo-Nazi yobbos who enjoyed kicking the shit out of blacks and other powerless people.The NRA appeals to that type of person. Now virtually every male shaves their head and doesn't remember. They don't even know why they do it. In my day we called Progressives Liberals, a dirty word that nowadays even Liberals eschew! They would not be "Antifa". But they did exist. They were called by different names, like S.D.S, S.L.A., Black Panthers, etc. I am a proud Liberal and I would become a monk before joining the NRA. And I'm an athiest!

Why the hammer and sickle should be treated like the swastika [fee.org]

fishline79 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They weren't Communist. They were "Soviet Socialists", a Totalitarian regime. As I have said before Hitler used "Socialism" in the name for his party too. He didn't fool anybody but his followers, and a lot of people in this country like Lindbergh and Ford etc. They are two sides of the same coin. ...

fishline79 replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@Keith_J Definition 2 makes no sense. Obviously a typo. And Marks envisioned an altruistic "share the wealth" society because he was tired of the traditional European Monarchies. Idealistic, perhaps, but it was certainly not what Stalin ended up creating. He simply replaced one totalitarian system with another! I don't think anybody had true Communism, or even true Socialism. People are just too corrupt and greedy. I don't know anything about the "Antifa" movement but if it means anti-fascist, I agree. Why would they wear swastikas or hammer and sickles? And as far as the NRA, they are the closest thing we have to fascism outside of the KKK (both of which are cut from the same mold). I'd like to take the gunpowder out of their cold, dead brains.

Taken in the Port of Mahon, Menorca over 30 years ago.

MissMac comments on Oct 17, 2018:

That ship used to do the Australia to U.K. Route before it ended up in the Mediterranean. My mum, sister and I travelled back to the UK on it. I was eleven months old and apparently slept through an enormous tropical storm. My mum was terrified.

fishline79 replies on Oct 18, 2018:

Small world! Nice anecdote.

"Gee, I wish I could climb trees like that squirrel"

RavenCT comments on Oct 13, 2018:

What a cutie!

fishline79 replies on Oct 14, 2018:

https://youtu.be/UykRBl0tzN8

"Gee, I wish I could climb trees like that squirrel"

Heidi68 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Perfect shot, perfect pup!

fishline79 replies on Oct 14, 2018:

How's this for a "show dog" photo?

"Gee, I wish I could climb trees like that squirrel"

Heidi68 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Perfect shot, perfect pup!

fishline79 replies on Oct 14, 2018:

She died about 7 years ago and I still miss her. She had an enlarged heart (coincidentally) which is common with these little terriers. She was a rescue and I always thought she was mixed Yorkie and Maltese but she was a cutie.She was only10 when she died.

"Gee, I wish I could climb trees like that squirrel"

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Good shot! Very cute..

fishline79 replies on Oct 13, 2018:

She was featured on "The Planet's Funniest Animals". She was lying on the beach beneath an umbrella, wearing "doggles" sunglasses. I can't find that shot because it was a video.

Harrisburg River Front.

Leutrelle comments on Oct 12, 2018:

I really love that building.

fishline79 replies on Oct 13, 2018:

Home of James Cameron (Sec. of War, 1876 son of Simon Cameron, Sec. of War under Lincoln)

Harrisburg River Front.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 11, 2018:

All beautiful. Especially like the lake. ... Im a swimmer lol snow is nice too

fishline79 replies on Oct 11, 2018:

There is no lake. That's the mile wide Susquehanna River.

Not sure how the weather is where you are but Michael has brought grey skies & torrential rain to me...

fishline79 comments on Oct 11, 2018:

Nice. You ought to print many copies on regular paper and paper a room with them!

fishline79 replies on Oct 11, 2018:

@Heidi68 In that case, print them on photo paper and mount and frame. Do it big!

Glitter, glitter! No filters.

creative51 comments on Oct 4, 2018:

Interesting photo. Can you tell more about it, how you shot it, etc?

fishline79 replies on Oct 4, 2018:

Simply shot telephoto into a semi-shaded mountain stream.

Glitter, glitter! No filters.

zorialoki comments on Oct 4, 2018:

Did you use a star filter?

fishline79 replies on Oct 4, 2018:

No filters. No photoshop.

Can you see what this is?

germangirl90439 comments on Oct 2, 2018:

Shooting a blank? Ok ... never mind ... I'll go away quietly ;)

fishline79 replies on Oct 2, 2018:

@RavenCT Well, It was a long time ago, and in the woods. He may have shot a ball.

Just some street art/graffiti I thought was cool. These are all in my city of Dayton, Ohio

fishline79 comments on Oct 2, 2018:

Pretty good stuff. I'm torn between the fact that it's impressive artwork and that it is defacement of public or private property. (unless, of course it is done with permission). It amazes me that there are so many very talented artists who are wasting their talent.

fishline79 replies on Oct 2, 2018:

@BohoHeathen No problem in that case, and it is a good way to be seen, for sure.

Some B&Ws I dug up from when I lived in Amstrerdam in 1975.

Sheannutt comments on Oct 2, 2018:

These are great photos that first one is really good I like it

fishline79 replies on Oct 2, 2018:

Yes, I particularly like that pose. That was a good journalistic shot.

Some B&Ws I dug up from when I lived in Amstrerdam in 1975.

Supercali comments on Oct 2, 2018:

photos (and backstory) are fascinating - how did you end up in A-dam? it's one of my fave international cities

fishline79 replies on Oct 2, 2018:

I commented on this to you before when I sent some other photos. I guess you forgot. I was "Houseboat sitting". Yes, it's a great city!

Some B&Ws I dug up from when I lived in Amstrerdam in 1975.

creative51 comments on Oct 2, 2018:

Nice documentary work!

fishline79 replies on Oct 2, 2018:

I have sent some copied from slides. They are a great testimonial to the (then very Liberal) Dutch mentality.

Did I say I hate cars?

MissKathleen comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I WANT that car!

fishline79 replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@MissKathleen Maybe you can get him to buy it for you!

Guys I think I figured out why the chicken crossed the road.

fishline79 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

So, tell us why!

fishline79 replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@Tampabrew Duuuuh!, Obviously. Spoke to soon.

Did I say I hate cars?

MissKathleen comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I WANT that car!

fishline79 replies on Sep 21, 2018:

You never know. Maybe they'll sell it. Duncannon, PA. About 25 miles northwest of Harrisburg on 11/15.

Did I say I hate cars?

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I had a few friends who loved American Motors cars and would have wanted to restore this chunk of history. Too bad we're all getting a little too old for that now.

fishline79 replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@OldGoat43 "Beep, Beep"!

Deadly embrace!

Insectra comments on Sep 18, 2018:

I think you spend as much time observing insects as I do! And you take much nicer photographs of them. I always enjoy your work.

fishline79 replies on Sep 21, 2018:

Thanks, but I'm inclined to say the same about you. With me it's a pass-time and I love close-ups and insects fit the criterion. It seems you are more into entomology and probably live in a place that lends itself more to that pursuit, although, I guess I could say that about almost anyplace. One just has to look! So let's keep looking! Actually, we're not so far apart. My stepmother graduated from nursing school at Geisinger way back in the late 20s! Now down here in Harrisburg they just gobbled up Holy Spirit Hospital.

On his way to Mexico, he stopps over at a Butterfly Bush in Huntsdale, PA. (Kings Gap State Park)

Leafhead comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Amazing, sharp picture

fishline79 replies on Sep 19, 2018:

I think it's 20 MP.

Route 74, outside Churchtown, PA.

Lincoln55 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Beautiful clouds on a blue sky about a dark cemetary. Nice composition.

fishline79 replies on Sep 19, 2018:

Actually, the cemetery was pretty bright, but the sun rays behind the clouds made for an interesting melodramatic effect! Mind, you, I,m not religious, but still a "Romantic".

Route 74, outside Churchtown, PA.

Leutrelle comments on Sep 18, 2018:

I love the cemeteries in the East.

fishline79 replies on Sep 19, 2018:

So do I.

Did I say I hate cars?

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I had a few friends who loved American Motors cars and would have wanted to restore this chunk of history. Too bad we're all getting a little too old for that now.

fishline79 replies on Sep 19, 2018:

Here's a fun A.M car. This one's hidden away in the Lightning Guider sled works in Duncannon, PA. This was Duncannon's Metropolitan Police Persuit Special!

In Spain somewhere!

Lincoln55 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Now that, is a great picture. Well done

fishline79 replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Thanks, but I guess credit should go to the architect of the building. I just took the picture of what I saw!

In Spain somewhere!

creative51 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Please share the back story on this photo. It is quite interesting.

fishline79 replies on Sep 13, 2018:

It is the side of a building which is totally surfaced with sheets of mirrored glass. The glass is simply reflecting the surrounding buildings. It was taken thirty or forty years ago in (I believe) Valencia.

I actually took some time for myself today & went for a hike or two.

fishline79 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Stunning! And not one billboard.

fishline79 replies on Sep 3, 2018:

@Heidi68 I drove down there in 1964 with my dad and a friend to see Biltmore House in Ashville. I think it was my 17th birthday present! I still recall the beauty of the scenery being compromised by the tourist attractions all along "Skyline Drive" (I think it was). Hence my comment about billboards. The 1961 Mercedes 220 SE with "four on the column" was the car I learned to drive in. Instead of our destination we should have gone hiking in the mountains like you! But Ashville is a beautiful place and I loved the "Robber Baron's" house.

Manzanita is like Ironwood and Cocobolo.

fishline79 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Isn't that what the Yaki Shaman, Don Juan, called "The little Smoke" in Carlos Castanyeda's books? Mind you, it's been a long time!

fishline79 replies on Sep 2, 2018:

@schway That goes without saying, but that's not what I asked. Never mind, it's not important. BTW, I wonder if Carlos ever found his "spot"!

This is very strange.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 30, 2018:

Why have you never downloaded the app & just click on that when you want access? Who keys in addy's anymore?

fishline79 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

I did try that, but fore some reason it doesn't work.

Just a couple of Jewish guys ova' hea. I mean two dead ones. I'm not Jewish now.

fishline79 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

How do you manage to become "Un-Jewish"?

fishline79 replies on Aug 31, 2018:

@schway Spur of the moment! Anyway, I think the "Ashcan School" painters were from Philadelphia.

Just a couple of Jewish guys ova' hea. I mean two dead ones. I'm not Jewish now.

fishline79 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

How do you manage to become "Un-Jewish"?

fishline79 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@schway Oh yes, "Ash Can Ozzie" Wasn't he a New York State artist?

Dearly beloved nature, we are gathered around mere photographs.

fishline79 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Ah, a frustrated poet. Coleridge and Thoreau would probably agree with your sentiments. I'm currently reading "The Frank Muir Book" by the other Muir, Frank, the English humorist. He calls it "An Irreverent Companion to Social History". Nice photos, by the way although the little yellow ("lady ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@schway Never liked writing about concrete myself. Put some more photos up and I'll be sure to like them all! I guess "frustrated" was a bad choice of words. Pompous or vainglorious might have been more appropriate. By the way, I believe who's was the contraction you wanted.

To filter or not?

skado comments on Aug 28, 2018:

In the final analysis I think the result is all that matters. But, personally, I like to be aware of the tradition that went before. No camera has ever been invented that captures a scene exactly the way a human eye sees it. For that matter, probably no two humans see a scene exactly the same. ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Beautifully stated. I can see you know from whence you speak! As in one of my earlier comments (or maybe two) I, too mentioned Ansel Adams because he is a good example of taking time to compose your shot in the first place. I have always loved the idea of going out with an 8x10 fifteen pound view camera, tripod and a couple of plates and coming home in the evening with maybe one plate exposed. (or maybe none!)The results speak for themselves.

To filter or not?

Coffeo comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I almost always crop; it's surprising how often one gets too much foreground in a shot. I quite often make slight adjustments to contrast or color balance. Much less often I make more major adjustments, like removing extraneous objects such as power lines or TV antennas — even tourists on ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

I agree that cropping is very important. That applied when I was developing my own photos, as well. But even that was off-limits to Ansel Adams!

To filter or not?

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

What do you like? Make your own rules.

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

That's what I've always done. Boy, was I a lousy student!

The General Sherman tree. The world’s largest tree by volume. Sequoia National Park, California.

RavenCT comments on Aug 27, 2018:

My sister said the last time they were there a bunch of tourists (from another country) jumped out a mini van - posed in front - took a pic - and jumped back into the van and drove off. Too me that was just sad. It's really seeing how gigantic these living things grow to be that is astonishing. ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Trees are, to me, the closest things to "gods", and I would love to visit the Redwood forest someday but haven't yet had the opportunity. Isn't it a shame how such an experience is wasted on people like you describe?

The General Sherman tree. The world’s largest tree by volume. Sequoia National Park, California.

glennlab comments on Aug 27, 2018:

My son and I took a trip years ago, saw the largest living thing on earth (sequoias), oldest living thing on earth (bristle cone pines), and tallest living things on earth (giant redwoods) all in California and all trees. In your pic did you flash it or natural light.

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Using a flash to take pictures of a giant Redwood would be like trying to paint the wall of a building with a Q-Tip! I smile when I remember leaving the beach in the evening when the sun is going down over the sea and looking up at the high-rise hotel facing west. There are a glitter of flashes emanating from the balconies as people attempt to "illuminate the sunset"!

The General Sherman tree. The world’s largest tree by volume. Sequoia National Park, California.

glennlab comments on Aug 27, 2018:

My son and I took a trip years ago, saw the largest living thing on earth (sequoias), oldest living thing on earth (bristle cone pines), and tallest living things on earth (giant redwoods) all in California and all trees. In your pic did you flash it or natural light.

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@LB67 If you want to use flash effectively, you must have an external flash unit. The on-board flashes are worthless. If you don't want to spend the money for an SLR, you can get something like I have as my second (quick) "Point and Shoot" with a hot shoe. Mine is a Nikon Cool Pix P7000 which I don't think they make anymore, but you can get used ones from E-Bay. They are a great little camera that is easy to carry and does everything except long telephoto. With a good tilt-strobe you can even take professional-looking portraits or interiors as long as there is a white surface to bounce off of. You can get a brand-new flash unit for under $100.

It's quite nice to fool mother Nature! Bansai outdoors in Linglestown PA

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Is that part of a public exhibit? It isn't very far from my home in Shamokin.

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@OldGoat43 If you really do decide to do that, send me an e-mail at fishline79@yahoo.com and I'll meet you at the exit from route 78 (I think it's the one for Penn National Racetrack, but I will check). Otherwise it might be a bit hard to locate. Maybe we could go somewhere for lunch. (after Sept. 5). Another "old goat", born in 47, if that's what the 43 means.

Blue Bells

Leutrelle comments on Aug 28, 2018:

They look good enough to eat:)

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Naaah. I've tried 'em. Not very tasty!

Two features for which the English are renowned, queuing and umbrellas.

RavenCT comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I will always think of Douglas Adams when queuing and the English are referenced! lol

fishline79 replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Douglas Adams has so many quotations attributed to him. What is the one about queuing?

It's quite nice to fool mother Nature! Bansai outdoors in Linglestown PA

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Is that part of a public exhibit? It isn't very far from my home in Shamokin.

fishline79 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Yes, it is a garden center specializing in Banzai. They are for sale and they also do classes. It's a beautiful place to visit. Not that far from you. Linglestown is right off of 81 northeast of Harrisburg.

It's quite nice to fool mother Nature! Bansai outdoors in Linglestown PA

Hathacat comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I love those. I wonder if I should finally try. You have to be able to put them outside and I never really had that where I didn't think it would get stolen.

fishline79 replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I thought the idea was that they can stay inside, sort of bringing the outdoors indoors!

I don't think I've shared this one here yet. Eye spy with my little I.

fishline79 comments on Aug 24, 2018:

Don't think I've posted any of these before.

fishline79 replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@Tampabrew I believe that was taken in a Pension, in Valencia, Spain. I was standing on a chair, as I recall.

My local bridge is the Humber Bridge.

fishline79 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Lets hope it has better maintenance than those in Italy!

fishline79 replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@Forkbeard A friend of mine lives close to the famous Telford Bridge; Iron, and still standing after all these years.

Splendor in the skies...

fishline79 comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Nice color. Is it filtered?

fishline79 replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@Starfodder I thought so. Looks good.

Dutch pancake -- Pannekoek in Dutch, is often thin and round and cooked on a hot surface like a ...

fishline79 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Lekker!

fishline79 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@dede18 I find Nederlands much more comfortable to speak than German and even French. The gutteral g comes easy to me as a Spanish-speaker,but I do get tired of correcting peoples improper pronunciation of Dutch words like Gouda or Van Gogh! Not to mention all of the double vowel phonetics like Huis or groot or Den Haag, or hoek.

Dutch pancake -- Pannekoek in Dutch, is often thin and round and cooked on a hot surface like a ...

fishline79 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Lekker!

fishline79 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@dede18 BTW, the reason I was in Amsterdam in the first place was meeting a South African couple in the Canary Islands who were travelling around Spain selling South African textiles and clothing. They turned me on to their friend from Singapore who had the boat and needed someone he could trust to live on it until he returned. It was an unbelievable opportunity as finding a place to live in Am*dam was (and still is) nearly impossible. "The Lord" works in mysterious ways!

Dutch pancake -- Pannekoek in Dutch, is often thin and round and cooked on a hot surface like a ...

fishline79 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Lekker!

fishline79 replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@dede18 I lived in Amsterdam in 1975, on a houseboat in the Zwannenburgwal, t/o the Oude Waterlooplein. I enjoy languages and picked up a bit of Nederlands then. I still have many Dutch friends and now live part of the year in Spain. I was playing some music in folk clubs at the time but mostly "houseboat sitting" while the owner was in Indonesia for six months. Am*Dam was a great place to live in 1975!

This is one big door, taken in Sedona Arizona.

fishline79 comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Wow! Nice door! That looks more like something you would find in Europe. My brother lived in Sedona and I don't remember seeing anything that old. Probably made from Ponderosa Pine, and probably by the Spanish, although it might be an early 20th Century modernism (Deco). Am I way off the mark?

fishline79 replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@Sheannutt There are still a few carpenters around who are willing (and able) to do this kind of work but it's not cheap.

This is one big door, taken in Sedona Arizona.

fishline79 comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Wow! Nice door! That looks more like something you would find in Europe. My brother lived in Sedona and I don't remember seeing anything that old. Probably made from Ponderosa Pine, and probably by the Spanish, although it might be an early 20th Century modernism (Deco). Am I way off the mark?

fishline79 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@Sheannutt These are a couple of the doors on private homes in my little village of Alaior, Menorca, Spain, except for the last one which is a church. When these were made, they were using mostly Virgen Oregon Pine. After 100 or more years it still looks like this! This is on a simpler scale, of course. You should see the doors in Barcelona!

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CelticFire comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Another beautiful instrument! I've never seen an acoustical guitar with two openings!

fishline79 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

I guess it's a female!

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fishline79 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Does this one have the radial bracing? How would rate the tone quality relative to traditionally braced classicals? I like the offset sound-hole. I used to have a McPherson but couldn't live with an "Evangelical Guitar": even though it was up there with the best sounding guitars I have ever played, ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@schway That little Froggy Bottom in the picture I sent is very loud,as well. The top is made of Adarondak Spruce (AKA Red Spruce).

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pixiedust comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted of five assault charges on March 24, 2016.[9] On May 11, 2016, the Crown withdrew the last remaining charge after Ghomeshi signed a peace bond and apologized to the plaintiff.

fishline79 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@pixiedust I think I got my CD from Amazon. Readily available. It's on "Bargainville", too.

[youtu.be] HEAT GETTING YOU DOWN?

girlwithsmiles comments on Aug 8, 2018:

John Butler Trio feel similarly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J6q0dsXMT8

fishline79 replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@girlwithsmiles Sure, especially Beech trees. They don't chafe as much! I like locust trees and pines about as much as any other, but I never hug them. And always take great care when hugging a tree which is host to a poison Ivy vine!